Planning application
1st Floor, 10C Donard Street, Newcastle, BT33 0AW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective planning application for a material change of use from an existing leisure unit to a gym.
As published by the council, reference LA07/2026/0673/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2026/0673/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Donard
- Postcode
- BT33 0AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Newry, Mourne and Down took a median of 187 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vokes architecture & design Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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